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10/11/10
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Jeane Q.
“Heading Home to Play”: Mission: Evolution Helps Students Take Science Home
A high school biology teacher in Blacksburg, Va., talks with Spotlight about the new video game she designed to help her students analyze evolutionary science and how gaming can expand learning beyond the classroom.10/05/10
Filed by
Ben W.
Students Solve Math Mysteries in Sackboys and the Mysterious Proof
Spotlight talks with Kan Yang Li about games-based learning and the new math-related adventure level he created for the popular video game “LittleBigPlanet.”9/24/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
New Book Goes Behind the Scenes at Oakland’s Youth Radio
“Drop That Knowledge: Youth Radio Stories,” a new book by Oakland’s Youth Radio senior producer Elisabeth Soep, and San Francisco State University health education professor Vivian Chavez, is sure to become an important resource on youth media production, consumption, and participatory learning.8/09/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Why Does the Media Still Think Video Games are Bad for Kids?
Experts say video games can help children develop complex critical thinking skills, experiment at their own pace, and learn from their own mistakes. So why does the media still focus only on the negatives of video gaming?7/12/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Summer Games: Game Changers Kids Competition
Are the kids in your life playing video games this summer? Invite them to design their own and apply for the Game Changers Kids Competition – applications are being accepted through the end of the summer.7/02/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Jessica Parker on Learning in the 21st Century
Plus: New Pew survey on the future of social media; the latest on ebooks and other tech trends; United Nations releases new apps; 3-D printers and related curriculum make the grade; and, for when you’re feeling restless this summer, dozens of professional development resources and new tools ...6/18/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
Digital Media and Learning Competition Announces People’s Choice Award Winners
Aneesh Chopra, the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States, this week announced four People’s Choice winners of the MacArthur Foundation/HASTAC Digital Media and Learning Competition.5/26/10
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Barbara R.
Digital Media and Learning Competition Announces Winners at Games4Change Festival
The Digital Media and Learning Competition announced awards for new game play experiences this week at the seventh annual Games for Change Festival in New York City. Winning projects developed new levels and adventures for the popular video games LittleBigPlanet and Spore Galactic Adventures using principles of science, technology, engineering and math.5/13/10
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Barbara R.
Meet the HASTAC Award Winners for Innovation in Digital Media and Learning
A mobile-based spy school for girls to explore science mysteries, a virtual butterfly net to scoop up insects and learn about habitat, student-produced videos on community issues, which play on Los Angeles buses as they pass through featured neighborhoods—these were some of the awards for innovation in digital media and learning presented by HASTAC and the MacArthur Foundation May 12, in Washington, D.C.5/07/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Calling Young Gamers: Game Changers Kids Competition 2010
If you know some brilliant young game designers, please spread the word about the 2010 Digital Media and Learning Competition. Gamers up to age 18 are invited to submit either a new level for LittleBigPlanet or an “inspired adventure” for Spore Galactic Adventures.4/22/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Reimagine: Digital Media and Learning Competition Finalist Videos
How can new media be used to transform learning? View and comment on these video submissions that explore how digital technology can change how people learn.4/05/10
Filed by
Sarah Jackson
Digital Media and Learning Competition Announces Finalists, Asks for Public Comments
Sixty-seven projects have been selected to move forward in the third annual Digital Media and Learning Competition. Now’s the time to provide feedback to finalists. Which projects do you think are re-imagining learning in the most new and innovative ways?3/24/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: A Look at the National Education Technology Plan and National Broadband Plan
Plus: Tips and tools from InspirED; Michiko Kakutani’s review of books on the influence of digital media; an interview with Eric Gordon of Participatory Chinatown—all in Spotlight’s news round-up on digital media and learning.2/09/10
Filed by
Connie Yowell
Got Game? Digital Media and Learning Competition Offers $50,000 for Gaming Ideas
If you can bridge learning and gaming, apply by Feb. 15 for the chance to win cash awards and recognition from leading game makers. The public is also invited to offer feedback on entries.2/05/10
Filed by
Christine Cupaiuolo
